Improvement in ironing-tables



J. L. YOUNG.

IRONING-TABLE. NO.17Z,54.4. Patented Jan. 18, 1876.

WNESSES N. PETERS, FHQTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTQN, D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIcn JOHN L. YOUNG, OF FOXBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN lRO NlNG-TABLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 172,544, dated January18, i876; application filed November 6, 1b75.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN L. YOUNG, ofFoxburg, Clarion county,Pennsylvania, have invented a new and ImprovedIroning-Board, of which the following is a specification:

Figure 1 represents a top view, and Fig. 2 a vertical longitudinalsection on the line 0 c, Fig. 1, of my improved ironing-hoard.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. i

My invention relates to an improved ironing-board, to which the shirtsmay be readily applied, and then securely retained in stretched statefor ironing; and the invention consists of a board with a dovetailedrecess at one end, to which the collar-band is attached by afastening-key, and of a dovetailed stretchingblock, to which the lowerpart of the bosom is keyed. The block is guided in the recess at theopposite end of the board by a projecting bottom edge, and locked to theratchet teeth of the recess.

In the drawing, A represents an ironinghoard, of suitable size forshirt-bosoms. The board is provided with lateral recesses at each end,one recess, a, being narrow and dovetailed, while the other recess, 1),at the opposite side is of greater width, for the adjustment of thebosom-stretchin g block B. The stretchingblock B has at its upper side adovetailed recess. d, while its under side is guided by a screw, 6, in alongitudinal slot, 6, of the board. The under side of block B is madewith one or more teeth, f, that enterlateral ratchet-teeth f of recesshot the board. The collar-band of the shirt is fastened by means of akey or strip, 0, in the narrow recess a of the board,

and the lower part of the bosom keyed to the stretching-block in thesame manner. The palms of the hands are then placed against theprojecting ends of the key in the sliding stretcher, and the fingersover the end of the board, drawing thereby the bosomwas tightly as maybe desired on the board. The tooth of the stretching-block locksinstantly into the ratchet-teeth of the recess as soon as the key isreleased. The tension of the shirt retains the stretching-block securelyin position, and admits the ready ironing of the bosom. The fasteningstrips or keys bind the stronger on the shirt the greater the tension ofthe same.

By releasing the stretching-block the fastening-keys may be readilytaken out of the grooves or recesses of the block and board, thestretching and taking off of the shirt being accomplished in a quick andconvenient manner, so as to facilitate considerably the ironing ofshirt-bosoms.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- Anironing-board provided with lateral collar-groovesand fastening-key at one end, and a larger recess with guide-slot andratchet-teeth at the opposite end, in combination with a slidingstretcherblock, having top groove and fastening-key, and projectingbottom edge or tooth for readily locking the shirt in a stretchedposition, substantially as specified.

JOHN L. YOUNG. Witnesses:

ALBERT L. WALES, L. L. JEFFORDS.

